HB 4934 Michigan House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Health occupations: psychologists; relicensure to serve as renewal; allow. Amends sec. 18223 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.18223).

HB 4934 amends Michigan's Public Health Code to clarify that relicensing a temporary psychology license (after it lapses) counts as one renewal under existing rules. This specifically affects psychologists who held temporary licenses under Sections 18223(2) or (4) but let their licenses expire. The bill allows these individuals to have their relicensed status treated as a valid renewal, avoiding the need to restart the full temporary license period. It does not change education, experience, or examination requirements for new applicants or standard license renewals.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

Governor

Introduced Sep 11, 2025 Last action Feb 26, 2026

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House Introduced Bill → As Passed by the House · 4 edits · Feb 24, 2026

MODERATE

This bill amends Michigan's Public Health Code to update requirements for psychologists and psychology licensees. The changes primarily involve clarifying eligibility criteria for limited and temporary licenses, updating date references for temporary license renewals, and reorganizing the structure of the licensing provisions.

Scope change

The bill maintains the same scope of applying to psychology licensure in Michigan but modifies specific eligibility and renewal requirements for limited and temporary licenses.

REQUIREMENT

Updated date references for temporary license renewals from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2018 (with corrections to text formatting and duplicate word removals).

Revised temporary license provisions for individuals enrolled in doctoral programs, clarifying validity periods and renewal terms.

ELIGIBILITY

Reorganized and clarified the requirements for limited licenses for individuals with master's degrees in psychology, including education, training, and experience standards.

TECHNICAL

Removed formatting artifacts and duplicate text from the original bill introduction while preserving substantive policy language.

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Feb 26, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HEALTH POLICY

upper

Feb 26, 2026

Upper · Passed

PASSED BY HOUSE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT

upper

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

passed; given immediate effect Roll Call #50 Yeas 107 Nays 0 Excused 0 Not Voting 3

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

referred to second reading

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation without amendment

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

recommendation concurred in

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

reported with recommendation for referral to Committee on Rules

lower

Sep 11, 2025

Committee

referred to Committee on Health Policy

lower

Sep 11, 2025

Introduced

introduced by Representative Rep. Steve Frisbie

lower

1 primary · 5 co-sponsors